What is “professional music equipment”?
Nowadays, professional music equipment is understood as a set of electronic devices and devices with the help of which it is possible to record music, as well as to process it, to amplify individual fragments, to reproduce the sound later or to retransmit it in another place.
To this end, professionals use speakers, sound power amplifiers, controllers, line arrays, microphones and loudspeakers, radio systems, mixers and sound processing systems, and other types of equipment.
The term “professional” in this case means that the equipment offered is not intended for personal use, but for commercial activities. Most often such musical equipment is used:
In nightclubs – to equip discos and dance floors;
Concert venues – to provide quality sound at the time of your favorite artist’s performance;
in restaurants and cafes – so that live music helps to create an atmosphere of comfort and coziness;
in theaters and assembly halls – for performances and meetings;
in conference halls – to ensure excellent hearing even in the farthest corners;
In sports complexes and stadiums – for qualitative music accompaniment of sports and other types of events;
In stores and shopping centers – for advertising campaigns and customer demand stimulation.
Concert equipment: creation of stationary and mobile sound sets of different complexity.
Given all the characteristics that this equipment should have, the suppliers of musical equipment invest heavily in the development and strictly follow specific quality criteria in production. That is why the price of a professional set will be much higher than that of a domestic analog. In addition, the functionality of professional equipment is much wider, and therefore a higher price is justified.
To each his own – equipment for all and for everyone
When selecting musical equipment, specialists recommend that the first stage must necessarily conduct an analysis of the sound characteristics and purpose of the object with which you plan to work.
Equipment for the concert hall
If we are talking about the music equipment of the hall, then there may be a need to follow the requirements of multifunctionality. Very often halls (especially if they are not theatrical stages, but assembly halls that are located in business center buildings) are adapted for conferences and seminars during the day, but in the evening and at night concerts can be held there and theatrical or film premieres can be organized. Understanding what simple musical equipment is needed for a concert, the investor will use it to the fullest, working off the money invested.
Sound for educational institutions
If we are talking about the musical equipment for the school and its assembly hall, which held performances, dancing children’s groups, performed songs with phonograms, then we will need a broadband and speakers, and power amplifiers for them, and devices with which sound is processed and amplified. It is not superfluous to buy a set of microphones, a turntable and a mixing console with stage monitors. However, the main problem is to find someone among the teaching staff who will understand all this and use it to the maximum possible extent. The same applies to the selection of musical equipment for kindergarten. Here you can get by with a simpler set, although if the preschool has a specialization (for example, the children sing, dance or participate in recreational sports either professionally or semi-professionally), then the level may be raised.
Options for nightclubs and discos
If you choose music equipment for the club, you should pay attention to the overall level of the institution. It is not necessary for those who come on a Friday night on the outskirts of a provincial town to relax and sing karaoke, buy a powerful subwoofer, suitable for elite discos in central metropolitan clubs of several hundred meters. Your task is to make the music pleasant to the ears of the visitors, and not too loud with off-scale bass.
As for prices, the professional equipment for discos of high power and sound pressure, which includes about 5-6 necessary elements and is designed for an area of 300 to 600 square meters, simply can not be cheap. But its presence in such an institution is as important as visits from popular DJs, and a good drink at the bar from a knowledgeable bartender. All this will only have a positive impact on the profitability of your establishment.